Izzy Hickmet

Have lots of thoughts re new Ofsted framework, as you might expect,+hope to write about this today. But one intial point: I don't think this is biggest change in 33 years of Ofsted, as HMCI says. 2006 reforms, drastically cutting length of reports+visits,+introducing four grades, were far bigger.

Teachers strike after Jamaican staff 'targeted' at south London school Teachers at a school in Beckenham have complained about being ‘severely overworked to the point of exhaustion’

📣 Support Striking NEU Harris Beckenham Members

Staff are on strike today over:- burnout levels of workload, redundancies, mistreatment of Overseas Trained Teachers, unacceptable management practices.

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✏️ Sign a public letter of support here: shorturl.at/29PgU

Pressure on Chancellor as teacher pay review body expected to recommend close to 4% pay rise.

The government must honour this and fully fund the increase. Teachers will not accept anything less.

Pressure on Chancellor as teacher pay review body expected to recommend close to 4% pay rise.

The government must honour this and fully fund the increase. Teachers will not accept anything less.

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🎉 Farringtons School Strike Win

1. No Fire & Rehire🔥

2. ⁠Match Outer London state payscale from April 2025 ⬆️

3. ⁠No forced move out to TPS🛑

4. ⁠An extra 3.5% for those not in TPS💰

5. School bound to e-vote on Trade Union Recognition🗳️

If a private school in Bromley can fight back, we all can✊🏽

What do we want? Trans rights!
When do we want them? Now!

Campaigners warn of Supreme Court ruling impact on trans people - BBC News Campaigners say the trans community is now worried that "people are coming after their right to exist" as a result of the ruling.

I’m shocked by the Supreme Court ruling, to not even recognise trans brothers & sisters with Gender Reassignment Certificates is a disgrace.

Even Turkiye recognises transpeople with Gender Reassignment Surgery. The lack of compassion & empathy is astonishing.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New: You’re 23 times more likely to be prosecuted for benefit fraud than tax fraud in the UK Yet tax crimes cost the economy nine times more.

Tax crime costs our economy multiple times more than benefit fraud, but the government targets the most vulnerable in society by trying to restrict disability benefit.

This is pure bullying!

As they do not have the courage to take on rich tax dodgers.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/wel...

New: You’re 23 times more likely to be prosecuted for benefit fraud than tax fraud in the UK Yet tax crimes cost the economy nine times more.

Tax crime costs our economy multiple times more than benefit fraud, but the government targets the most vulnerable in society by trying to restrict disability benefit.

This is pure bullying!

As they do not have the courage to take on rich tax dodgers.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/wel...

Sick of hearing Labour Party people boosting about how many people they have deported since they have come into official.

Deportation maybe something that may be necessary at times, but it certainly should not be something to be proud of.

English academy chain to improve conditions for Jamaican teachers after strike threat Union leader describes chain’s record on overseas-trained teachers as ‘Harris Federation’s Windrush’

Fantastic achievement by the NEU! ✊🏽

Protecting exploited overseas teachers. 💪🏽

Our anti-racist union. ❤️

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

English academy chain to improve conditions for Jamaican teachers after strike threat Union leader describes chain’s record on overseas-trained teachers as ‘Harris Federation’s Windrush’

Fantastic achievement by the NEU! ✊🏽

Protecting exploited overseas teachers. 💪🏽

Our anti-racist union. ❤️

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK inflation jumps to 3%, reducing odds of early interest rate cut Annual CPI inflation rate hits 10-month high in January, in a blow to ministers as cost of living accelerates

Inflation at 3%, with wages in the private sector growing faster than prices. 📈

How can the government justify an unfunded 2.8% pay rise for teacher? 💷

- More cuts to our children’s education 🚸

- Deeper crisis in teacher recruitment 👨🏼‍🏫

Austerity 2.0

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

A Caribbean-trained teacher coming to the UK with 12 years experience earns £39,417 on the unqualified pay scale in Inner London, while UK-trained colleagues with equivalent experience earn £60,092.

Return your ballot paper and stand up for equality in all Harris schools.
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There are examples of Harris recruiting overseas teachers, trapped in unqualified teacher salaries for 5 years and not paying their relocation costs, all whilst their CEO earns £500,000 a year.

Union ballots teachers on biggest academy trust strikes The NEU is polling members across the Harris Federation on proposed walkouts over working conditions

Interesting
@SchoolsWeek
piece on the looming strike at Harris Federation secondaries, which I covered on Wednesday. But are the
@edupolicyinst
retention figures pre-pandemic? (These were figs used in its report last year.) schoolsweek.co.uk/union-ballot...

High stakes assessment forces teaching to the test means teachers are finding it more and more challenging to engage young people in their learning. With the curriculum and assessment review, government has a chance to change things for the better.

Find out more👉 https://buff.ly/4fbbKu2

Fix Send now or risk a 'lost generation' of children, MPs warn A report finds the special educational needs and disabilities system in

"The immensity of this situation cannot be overstated. As a nation, we are failing countless children."

Families continue to struggle to find support for their children. Fixing SEND must be a priority for this govt.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Largest Teachers Union To Launch Ballot Over Strike Action The government faces the prospect of a teacher walkout later this year over an 'inadequate' pay offer.

"An unfunded pay award will be disastrous for the profession."

Our ballot launches on 1 March. Check your details are up to date: My.NEU.org.uk

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

In October, we launched our Ofsted risk assessment guide to help schools address inspection risks👉https://buff.ly/3VtlcRt.

Although the removal of one-word judgments in September was a positive step, we are still advocating for a supportive, effective, and fair system. #AbolishOfsted #NEUChristmas

More highlights from the sixth form rally in Leeds.

NEU members across 32 non-academised sixth form colleges in England are striking over pay disparities. This could have been avoided if the government had addressed the unfair pay divide.#PayUp24

📷 Matt Wilkinson

Trade unions say proposed pay increase is an ‘insult’ to millions of public sector workers Unison, the BMA, Unite and the NEU have all said a 2.8% pay rise next year isn’t enough

If the public sector are going to strike over pay, they need to fight for a three-year settlement. Both the government and the trade unions need to have a more strategic approach to pay settlements.

leftfootforward.org/2024/12/trad...

The 2.8% does nothing to restore our pay, but even worse this small increase is not even funded!

I think this new government may need a dose of NEU strike action to bring them to their senses. ✊🏽🪧

7 insights into teacher recruitment you need to know New Department for Education data reveals a raft of insights into teacher recruitment in England. Ellen Peirson-Hagger picks out the positives and outlines where the concerns lie

Which subjects were the winners and losers with ITT recruitment this year? @ellencph.bsky.social analyses the latest DfE figures ⬇️

Our #NoChildLeftBehind van tour kicked off in July and travelled up and down the country to build support for free school meals.

While we welcome the government’s proposed free breakfast clubs, we’re calling on them to extend free meals to lunchtime 👉 https://buff.ly/3TaYhH2 #NEUChristmas

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New entrant figures for Initial Teacher Training | National Education Union Missed targets in 2024/25 illustrate the depth of the recruitment crisis.

🚨 New figures reveal the DfE missed its target for postgraduate teacher trainees by 31% - the 10th miss in 12 years.

📉 Shortages hit hardest in key subjects, with record low primary trainees and 75% of secondary subjects missing targets. Action is overdue.